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The Prayer of the Afflicted

Psalms 102:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
KJV
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.of: or, for
WEB
Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.
ASV
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
LSV
A PRAYER OF THE AFFLICTED WHEN HE IS FEEBLE, AND POURS OUT HIS COMPLAINT BEFORE YHWH. O YHWH, hear my prayer, indeed, my cry comes to You.
YLT
A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh.
DBY
Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.
DRC101:2
Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee.
GNV
A prayer of the afflicted, when he shall be in distresse, and pour forth his meditation before the Lord. O Lord, heare my prayer, and let my crye come vnto thee.
JPS102:2
O LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto Thee.
LXXE101:2
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC102:2
יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ תָבֽוֹא׃KJV:Ps.102.1
LXX-Br101:2
Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, καὶ ἡ κραυγή μου πρὸς σὲ ἐλθέτω.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
  • Psalms 130:1–2Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
  • Psalms 142:2–3I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him. Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
  • Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
  • Exodus 2:23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
  • Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
  • Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
  • Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  • Psalms 69:1–2Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
  • Psalms 41:1–2Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
  • 1 Samuel 9:16“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people,…
  • Psalms 5:2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
  • Psalms 55:1–5Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon…
  • Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
  • 1 Samuel 1:15–16“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I…
  • Judges 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 102:2 in some Bibles
  • 102:1-2 in some Bibles
  • 102:1 in most Bibles

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